Presented By: Frank Schornagle

Who Moved My Cheese? Background Story Key Points & Criticisms

Spencer Johnson, M.D. Published Who Moved My Cheese? In 1998 NY Times Best Seller Over 26 Million Copies Sold Cowriter of One Minute Manager

Believers:

The best laid schemes O’ mice and men Often go astray -Robert Burns

The Mice Sniff Sniffs out the cheese Eager for chesse Scurry Scurries to the cheese Eager to work

The (Mini)Men Hem Wants his old cheese Controlling Haw Slowly finds out new cheese is better Connects

The Story Cheese Wealth, Security, Health The Maze Work, Family, Community The Running Shoes Ability to seek change Haw Dynamic

Conclusion Sniff & Scurry Get fat! Excited to find change Excited to move Haw Seeks out change upon reward Empathizes Hem Left behind Threatened by change

Key Points Cheese = Happiness

Key Points Don’t be complacent!

Key Points It’s a part of life! Let go!

Key Points Have an adapting mindset!

Key Points Look into the future!

Key Points Fear is controllable! Enjoy change!

Criticisms Patronizing Parable Misuse of the book The Cheese Doesn’t Matter Enjoying the journey There is No Cheese Infinite chain causes and means

“Life is no straight and easy corridor along Which we travel free and unhampered, But a maze of passages, Through which we must seek our way, Lost and confused, now and again Checked in a blind alley But always, if we have faith, A door will open for us, Not perhaps one that we ourselves Would ever have thought of, But one that will ultimately Prove good for us.” -A. J. Cronin MOVE WITH THE CHEESE!